Associate General Counsel

The Van Drunen Family of Companies is growing!

• Shift: Monday - Friday 8AM - 430PM Hybrid role

• Expected Pay Range: $170000 -$200000 *Compensation to be commensurate with experience; candidates with significant and/or relevant experience may be eligible for compensation above this stated range.

• Bonus: This role may further qualify for supplemental compensation in the form of bonus and incentive programs contingent upon achieving pre-established individual and company performance metrics.

• Benefits Eligible: Yes

• Benefits Available:

Who We Are

Van Drunen Farms/FutureCeuticals is a large fast-growing ingredient supplier to the worlds best food and dietary supplement companies headquartered roughly fifty miles south of Chicago. We farm (primarily culinary herbs) and process fruit vegetables and grains sourced from our own farms and all over the world across multiple plants near Chicago and globally. We also innovate research and patent dietary inventions at the cutting edge of human health.

And with everything we do we are a family-oriented family-owned business that deeply cares about its people and their development.

Role Summary

The Assistant General Counsel will serve as a key member of a close-knit four-person legal team in its standalone office in Chicago and will provide support on a range of legal matters to a growing 1000 employee company. This role will collaborate closely with senior attorneys to support contracting regulatory compliance and business initiatives across the organization.

The Legal departments role over legal regulatory and intellectual property places it at the center of many of the companys most important strategic business objectives. The ideal candidate is a self-starter and problem-solver who enjoys diving into new strategic projects and developing additional areas of expertise.

What Youll Do

• Partner with senior attorneys on legal operations department support trademark matters international regulatory responses and business initiatives.
• Conduct legal research and provide practical analysis to help internal stakeholders identify risks opportunities and next steps.
• Review draft and negotiate a variety of contracts while supporting the administration of the companys contract management system.
• Provide legal support for regulatory compliance matters including FDA requirements related to labeling claims marketing materials and product portfolio support.

What Youll Bring

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
• Minimum of two years of experience in a law firm environment.
• Membership in good standing with the Illinois bar and admission to practice.
• Exposure to FDA regulations regulatory compliance food dietary supplement or related industry work is preferred but not required for the role.
• Strong judgment organization discretion communication skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

What You Can Look Forward To

• A highly collaborative legal role with exposure to regulatory commercial intellectual property and business matters.
• The opportunity to support innovative ingredient and nutritional solutions used by leading companies around the world.
• A hybrid work schedule with time spent onsite at the Chicago Loop office.
• Meaningful strategic partnership with legal regulatory quality R&D sales marketing and executive stakeholders.
• A family-owned values-driven company that invests in people development and long-term growth.

In the Van Drunen Family of Companies commitment to excellence is in everything we do!As a global ingredient and nutritional supplement supplier to the worlds best companies we thrive on nourishing others with our products and our care for people. If you are looking to make an impact and grow with a family-friendly values-driven company youll fit right in with the Van Drunen Family of Companies!

Our employees are the most valuable asset we have. The collective sum of the individual differences life experiences knowledge creativity innovation unique capabilities and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture but our Companys achievement as well.

The Van Drunen Family of Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

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